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Ombudsman backs DCC stance to keep vote secret
How councillors voted on extending the Dunedin City Council chief executive’s contract is to stay secret.
Fries with a side of coke: Dunedin man 'caught snorting at restaurant table'
Fries with a side of coke: Dunedin man 'caught snorting at restaurant table'
A Dunedin man allegedly having some lines of coke with his dinner ended his evening with a court date being spotted sniffing powder while dining out.
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Outgoing needle exchange provider mulls injunction
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Outgoing needle exchange provider mulls injunction
The outgoing providers of Dunedin’s needle exchange service is not ruling out seeking an injunction against the new contract holders, the Otago Daily Times understands.
Keys mistaken for knife spark police callout to Dunedin mall
Keys mistaken for knife spark police callout to Dunedin mall
An "erratic" customer paying for parking at a Dunedin mall sparked a police response after their keys were mistaken for a knife.
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Criticism of med school proposal rejected
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Criticism of med school proposal rejected
The University of Otago has hit back at claims in government documents it failed to provide enough information to stop University of Waikato’s medical school proposal going ahead.
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Strong future as club turns 150
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Strong future as club turns 150
All the pieces are in place for a 150-year-old Dunedin club to keep going strong.
Grave error: Cemetery meth stash sniffed out
Grave error: Cemetery meth stash sniffed out
A man on the run’s alleged attempt to stash his meth in a flowerpot at Palmerston graveyard was foiled by a couple of police canines.
Dunedin raid nets big haul of drugs and cash
Dunedin raid nets big haul of drugs and cash
Police seized almost $200,000 in drugs and $67,000 in cash in raids on properties in Dunedin and Christchurch this week.
Fed-up McDonald’s staff protest against latest pay offer
Fed-up McDonald’s staff protest against latest pay offer
Central Dunedin McDonald’s staff walked away from the grill yesterday after receiving a pay offer they say is more like a pay cut.
One injured, traffic light bowled in central city crash
One injured, traffic light bowled in central city crash
A person was injured and a traffic light was knocked down in a two-vehicle crash in central Dunedin late this morning.
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Never saw any bruises, midwife says
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Never saw any bruises, midwife says
A midwife says she never saw any bruises on a baby with more than a dozen rib fractures, said to have been caused by a prominent sportsman.
Fatal Allanton crash under investigation
Fatal Allanton crash under investigation
Investigations are continuing into an early-morning crash in which one person was killed south of Dunedin.
All that brass
All that brass
Dunedin schoolchildren cheer on Hot Potato Band member Luke Bartley as he plays the sousaphone at Tahuna Normal Intermediate School.
Injured inmate surrenders after 17 hours on Milburn prison roof
Injured inmate surrenders after 17 hours on Milburn prison roof
A prisoner who injured himself during a cold night on a roof at Milburn prison is back in secure custody after voluntarily surrendering this morning.
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Tree felled before hearing on protected status
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Tree felled before hearing on protected status
A Mosgiel man took a chainsaw to a landmark tree just hours before he was set to argue it should not be protected.
Metro Rippa Rugby day
Metro Rippa Rugby day
Abbotsford School pupils Zaffi Barbara, Avaley Bambry and Mai Boereboom share the fun of the day.
Theories 'thrown everywhere' in injured baby case
Theories 'thrown everywhere' in injured baby case
A prominent sportsman on trial in Dunedin for fracturing a baby’s ribs was worried he may have squeezed the child while burping him, witnesses say.
Teachers strike over 'silly' pay offer
'I’d rather be in the classroom': Teachers strike over 'silly' pay offer
Dunedin teachers are angry they have to picket after the government put forward a ‘‘silly’’ offer for their collective agreement.
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Developer abandons project over 'absurd' rules
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Developer slams council's 'absurd' soil safety mandates
Dunedin philanthropist Roger Fewtrell has given up developing affordable homes on one of his sites due to the council’s "absurd" attitude to the risk of lead in the soil.
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Coastal erosion, council spending among key issues
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Coastal erosion, council spending among key issues
Coastal erosion, council spending levels and advocacy for Dunedin’s interests were among the key issues at a candidates’ forum last night.